© 2024 WYPR
WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore WYPF 88.1 FM Frederick WYPO 106.9 FM Ocean City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

New Zealand Snapshot

tjabeljan/flickr

Click on the image for the recommendations. 

The Wine List

Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough NZ '16    

Disappointing, a shadow of its former self

Price: $20-$40

Quality: * 1/2

Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough NZ '16 

Elegant, full flavored, great texture VALUE

Price: Less than $20

Quality: **1/2 

Jules Taylor Pinot Gris, Marlborough NZ '16 

Leaner style, varietal nose and palate, a little idiosyncratic

Price: Less than $20

Quality: ** 

Wither Hills Rosé of Pinot Noir, Marlborough NZ '16  

Very likable, impressive rosé, red berry character, VALUE

Price: Less than $20

Quality: **1/2

Saint Clair Pinot Noir, Awatare Vyd. Block 16 '14   

Light but deeply flavored pinot with a ton of character

Price: $20-$40

Quality: **1/2

Al Spoler, well known to WYPR listeners as the wine-loving co-host of "Cellar Notes" has had a long-standing parallel interest in cooking as well. Al has said, the moment he started getting serious about Sunday night dinners was the same moment he started getting serious about wine. Over the years, he has benefited greatly from being a member of the Cork and Fork Society of Baltimore, a gentlemen's dining club that serves black tie meals cooked by the members themselves who are some of Baltimore's most accomplished amateur cooks.
As General Partner of Clipper City Brewing Company, L.P., Hugh J. Sisson is among Baltimore's premier authorities on craft brewing and a former manager of the state's first pub brewery, Sissons, located in Federal Hill. A fifth generation Baltimorean, Hugh has been involved in all aspects of craft brewing.